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orti rep from washingn, the fbi released images of two suspects in the boston bombings and president obama issues the rallying message for a proud city. >> this time nextear, on the third monday april, the world will return to this great american city to run harder than ever and to cheer even louder. thelosion with power of an earthquake ripped through a texas town, killing as many as 15 people. and strike up the orchestra, the make history woman by conducting the last night at the pops. viewers on public television in america and around the globe. in boston, the fbi has given a press briefing on the investigation into the bombings at the boston marathon. they released photographs of two suspects and called on the public to help identify the man they described as armed and dangerous. we can go live now to boston. extraordinary amount of detail coming out on the state of this investigation. >> yes, and t pretty clear images of the people the fbi described as suspects, people that wanted to talk to. very clear language there, and also very clear warning from the fbi that they considered thes
orti rep from washingn, the fbi released images of two suspects in the boston bombings and president obama issues the rallying message for a proud city. >> this time nextear, on the third monday april, the world will return to this great american city to run harder than ever and to cheer even louder. thelosion with power of an earthquake ripped through a texas town, killing as many as 15 people. and strike up the orchestra, the make history woman by conducting the last night at the pops....
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the columbia law school's human rights institute six months ago came out the report showing a that obama is exponentially increased the number of drone strikes since he's been president but ninety eight percent of the casualties and drone strikes are civilian so it's fifty civilians killed for every one so-called high value targets being killed the notion we want peace with the rest of the world well that's all we're that's all talk when the cameras are on and the cameras are off the drones why people die and for the latest updates on the boston marathon bombings along with comprehensive analysis head to our website com. later his top military officer says european countries need to spend more on defense because they're free riding on american funding officials warn the u.s. led globe is rapidly losing effectiveness and unity crisis hit nato states forced to slash their spending have already chopped forty five billion dollars of the alliance treasury they couldn't of germany's entire military budget the number of european troops and the u.s. led block has also plummeted from two point fi
the columbia law school's human rights institute six months ago came out the report showing a that obama is exponentially increased the number of drone strikes since he's been president but ninety eight percent of the casualties and drone strikes are civilian so it's fifty civilians killed for every one so-called high value targets being killed the notion we want peace with the rest of the world well that's all we're that's all talk when the cameras are on and the cameras are off the drones why...
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reports the last of the white house president obama website you can find out exactly what happened. on the. surprising extra for the price of admission to the skies by what looks like. the trial of one of russia's top opposition activists has resumed court almost nine hundred kilometers northeast of moscow. faces up to ten years in prison for allegedly embezzling half a million dollars worth of timber from a state owned company but he was also a. corruption blogger he believes the proceedings are all politically motivated. picks up the story. well no one is lawyers have said and announced that they've taken on the tactic of delaying and stalling and attracting as much media attention to this case as well last week we were able to reschedule the hearing exactly for one week they have been saying that they're not being given enough time to properly study all the cases material so we've just asked the judge again but this time he rejected so they've also appealed for the case to be returned to the prosecutor's office claiming that there are various irregularities in the way it was put
reports the last of the white house president obama website you can find out exactly what happened. on the. surprising extra for the price of admission to the skies by what looks like. the trial of one of russia's top opposition activists has resumed court almost nine hundred kilometers northeast of moscow. faces up to ten years in prison for allegedly embezzling half a million dollars worth of timber from a state owned company but he was also a. corruption blogger he believes the proceedings...
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fact the columbia law school's human right institute six months ago came out the report showing a that obama is exponentially increased the number of drone strikes since he's been president ninety eight percent of the casualties and drone strikes are civilian so it's fifty civilians killed for every one so-called high value target that's being killed the notion we want peace with the rest of the world well that's all we're that's all talk when the cameras are on and the cameras are on the drones why and people die. so what exactly separates an act of terror from any other type of violent attack that's the question people develop poses to his guests on cross talk of course in the wake of the boston bombings is a preview. why is passing called terrorism but aurora sandy hook to sign in columbine not the muslim community in america today in fact is asking the same very question that why are some things labeled terrorism worse is another which is not but more importantly the discussion that is going on in the dinner tables on the dinner tables these days among muslim families is that why is it t
fact the columbia law school's human right institute six months ago came out the report showing a that obama is exponentially increased the number of drone strikes since he's been president ninety eight percent of the casualties and drone strikes are civilian so it's fifty civilians killed for every one so-called high value target that's being killed the notion we want peace with the rest of the world well that's all we're that's all talk when the cameras are on and the cameras are on the...
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you know, president obama's has the power to go to united nations again, tomorrow. he has -- president clinton. given the recognition which was a vote of 100, 120 something, 149. i think that would be difficult may be defined those nine next hundred and people know that. you may find four or five but you won't find the nine. so given that, he is restrained from doing that. that is designed of good faith at this moment, too. he would like to see if we could get this process moving. so everybody needs to kind of not react normal sort of tit-for-tat, stereotypical way. give peace a chance and by providing the opening here for the politics and diplomacy to work. that's what both sides need to do. that's what i believe both sides are prepared to do, and the proof will be in the pudding. >> we go now to mr. khan of arkansas. >> mr. secretary, thank you for your time today. thank you for your service to our country. including your service as a young men in uniform in the non. >> thank you. >> the united nations recently approved united arms treaty article v of the treaty r
you know, president obama's has the power to go to united nations again, tomorrow. he has -- president clinton. given the recognition which was a vote of 100, 120 something, 149. i think that would be difficult may be defined those nine next hundred and people know that. you may find four or five but you won't find the nine. so given that, he is restrained from doing that. that is designed of good faith at this moment, too. he would like to see if we could get this process moving. so everybody...
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barack obama will welcome his counterpart to washington for talks next week. this comes as north korea makes threats against the southern neighbor. state television says the statement saying it would attack enemies without notice. the statement came as north korea marked the birthday of the founding father. north korea says the latest military threat against the south comes as a response to conservative groups protest in the middle of seoul on monday. it is the 101st anniversary of the founding father. kim burned the pictures jong-il. they said the response to this is recalibrate -- retaliatory actions could start without notice. this protestying very closely to the administration here. it goes on, the just military actions to show how service personnel value in -- all you the dignity of the leadership. now, the south korean defense ministry has reacted to this, maintaining the line that any military provocation would not be just. it would be illegal and there would be a thorough and sterner response from the south korean military from any such action. if you
barack obama will welcome his counterpart to washington for talks next week. this comes as north korea makes threats against the southern neighbor. state television says the statement saying it would attack enemies without notice. the statement came as north korea marked the birthday of the founding father. north korea says the latest military threat against the south comes as a response to conservative groups protest in the middle of seoul on monday. it is the 101st anniversary of the founding...
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the columbia law school's human rights institute six months ago came out the report showing a that obama is exponentially increased the number of drone strikes since he's been president but ninety eight percent of the casualties and drone strikes are civilian so it's fifty civilians killed for every one so-called high value target that's being killed the notion we want peace with the rest of the world well that's all we're that's all talk when the cameras are on and those cameras are on the drones why people die and for the latest updates on the boston marathon bombings along with comprehensive analysis head to our website dot com. top military officer says european countries need to spend more on defense because that free a rising on american funding officials warn the u.s. led block is rapidly losing effectiveness and unity crisis head nato states forced to slash their spending have already chopped forty five billion dollars off the alliance treasury they quibble and of germany's entire military budget the number of european troops and the u.s. led bloc has also plummeted from two poin
the columbia law school's human rights institute six months ago came out the report showing a that obama is exponentially increased the number of drone strikes since he's been president but ninety eight percent of the casualties and drone strikes are civilian so it's fifty civilians killed for every one so-called high value target that's being killed the notion we want peace with the rest of the world well that's all we're that's all talk when the cameras are on and those cameras are on the...
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yes president obama has been vetted bordered by. his failure to prove relations with russia. and one can say the relations of frosted president. basically don't see eye to eye in many many countries such as syria. syria's come along as a problem which divides the two countries the americans america is in a deep economic recession. they can't actually pass a budget that has a normal domestic problems so therefore the obama administration is mainly concerned with domestic issues solving the problem of how do you get americans back to work how do you balance the budget with the boston bombing how do you make america safe and from policy that was put in the back but if you look at syria through push of the back. to look for relations with russia would be allowed to take over. but of course arms negotiations underway but not very much effort is put into improving those relations at present. martin mccauley really interesting here thoughts thank you very much indeed author and russia analyst joining us live in london. police still have no suspects in monday's boston bombings which
yes president obama has been vetted bordered by. his failure to prove relations with russia. and one can say the relations of frosted president. basically don't see eye to eye in many many countries such as syria. syria's come along as a problem which divides the two countries the americans america is in a deep economic recession. they can't actually pass a budget that has a normal domestic problems so therefore the obama administration is mainly concerned with domestic issues solving the...
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affect the columbia law school's human right institute six months ago came out the report showing a that obama is exponentially increased the number of drone strikes since he's been president but it didn't ninety eight percent of the casualties and drone strikes are civilian so it's fifty civilians killed for every one so-called high value target that's being killed the notion we want peace with the rest of the world well that's all words that's all talk when the cameras are on and the cameras are off the drones why and people die in the wake of the boston bombings chechen militant commander of one of russia's most wanted man ahmed is a coyote was interviewed on c.n.n. where he denied that sinai of brothers who are ethnic chechens had ties to militant groups earlier my colleague henri's who she spoke with artie's arena lucia go about why those a cab was given an international media platform. kid living in london he's actually really well known person out there his cause is being supported by none other than vanessa redgrave a prominent. he actually happens to be an actor himself and you can te
affect the columbia law school's human right institute six months ago came out the report showing a that obama is exponentially increased the number of drone strikes since he's been president but it didn't ninety eight percent of the casualties and drone strikes are civilian so it's fifty civilians killed for every one so-called high value target that's being killed the notion we want peace with the rest of the world well that's all words that's all talk when the cameras are on and the cameras...
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president barack obama addressed the nation and finally called the boston marathon bombings a terrorist attack he said he doesn't know who is behind the attacks and why they would they would execute such an attack by suspect in the perpetrator will be brought to justice what that indicates is the fact that the united states at this point can't pinpoint an enemy it's not like how it was in the afternoon. the aftermath of the september eleventh attacks there is no all summer bin ladin anymore that u.s. officials point a finger at and between september eleventh and now the u.s. has waged two very long wars also participated in military interventions and many experts would argue has created many many enemies all over the world so now at this point the u.s. can't pinpoint its enemy they do not know if the person or people behind the boston marathon bombings is someone that is located domestically is someone that's working with or of foreign organization they do not know and i think that puts many would argue that that puts the united states at a major disadvantage. on the way a third month p
president barack obama addressed the nation and finally called the boston marathon bombings a terrorist attack he said he doesn't know who is behind the attacks and why they would they would execute such an attack by suspect in the perpetrator will be brought to justice what that indicates is the fact that the united states at this point can't pinpoint an enemy it's not like how it was in the afternoon. the aftermath of the september eleventh attacks there is no all summer bin ladin anymore...
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as president obama said the f.b.i. is investigating this as an act of terrorism and the full force of the federal government will support the response and the federal investigation. there is no current evidence that the attack was part of a broader plot. but out of caution, we don't to keep in place enhanced security measures seen and unseen with coordination of state and local partners. we urge the american people to remain vigil legend and report any signs of suspicious activity to local law enforcement. we thank the people of boston for their response. we stand in solidarity with them and with everyone who has been making sure that the response, the recovery, and the investigation continue full force. beyond that, mr. chairman, i should not say anything in an unclassified setting except to reassure the committee that d.h.s. is put in full force into providing the f.b.i. with any and all assistance it requires in addition doing a number of other things with the city of boston. >> thank you. >> as you know, this year
as president obama said the f.b.i. is investigating this as an act of terrorism and the full force of the federal government will support the response and the federal investigation. there is no current evidence that the attack was part of a broader plot. but out of caution, we don't to keep in place enhanced security measures seen and unseen with coordination of state and local partners. we urge the american people to remain vigil legend and report any signs of suspicious activity to local law...
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with government agencies getting around privacy laws it's made it through to the senate but president obama still thought to be wary of signing it off the american producer on the under blake has got more. aides for the white house actually said that we will recommend the president veto this legislation seven dollars a share and some sharing of protection act it's come under a lot of criticism by its opponents because they say that it does more than what the authors say it does now the authors of cispa they say that this bill will lead to businesses private companies google facebook and many internet provider these companies will be encouraged to share information with the federal government that will be used to track down and monitor and curb cyber attacks aimed at the united states computer critics say that it puts too much of americans privacy at risk and that the right safeguards are there people would be sacrificing their privacy for a little bit of security when the bill was introduced back in february i believe one of the areas for the second time representative or one of the authors
with government agencies getting around privacy laws it's made it through to the senate but president obama still thought to be wary of signing it off the american producer on the under blake has got more. aides for the white house actually said that we will recommend the president veto this legislation seven dollars a share and some sharing of protection act it's come under a lot of criticism by its opponents because they say that it does more than what the authors say it does now the authors...
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on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and to reject torture without exception orie quive indication. he also criticized the previous administration for executive secrecy, included repeated invocation of the state's secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and the promise to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled some of those promises, and conspicuously failed to fulfill others. in some cases because congress has blocked them, but in other cases for reasons of their own. as asa mentioned earlier, high-level secrecy surrounding the rendition and torture of detainees since september 11 cannot continue to be justified on the basis of national security. the authorized enhanced techniques have been publicly disclosed and the c.i.a. has approved its former employee's publication of detailed accounts of individual interrogation. ongoing classification of material documenting these practices serves only to
on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and to reject torture without exception orie quive indication. he also criticized the previous administration for executive secrecy, included repeated invocation of the state's secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and the promise to lead a new era of openness. the administration has...
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president barack obama will travel to boston on thursday for a service to remember the victims. he says this was an act of terror but americans cannot be terrorized. >> what we don't yet know is who carried out this attack or by, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization foreign terrorist ofanizationor was the act a malevolent individual. >> the fbi is asking people in the boston area if they have seen or heard anything suspicious in the last few days. but he may be closer to home although this is a global inquiry. >> hundreds of people have gathered in boston, hold a vigil for the. victims of the the they met on boston common and sang songs and wrote messages. there was a heavy military presence at the vigil with dozens of members of the national guard. u.s. cities across the have been on high alert. officers have been on patrol outside the white house. all the victims of the attack, a flag on top the white house was to half mast on tuesday morning. coming up in the program, while aid workers in aleppo, syria, collect dozens of bodies, we will hear from a
president barack obama will travel to boston on thursday for a service to remember the victims. he says this was an act of terror but americans cannot be terrorized. >> what we don't yet know is who carried out this attack or by, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization foreign terrorist ofanizationor was the act a malevolent individual. >> the fbi is asking people in the boston area if they have seen or heard anything suspicious in the last few days. but he...
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we can also tell you president obama was briefed overnight. on the series of events by lisa moniker, assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism. again, going back importantly to the details, what we do know about these suspects, which we can tell you from our very own pete williams is that they are in their early 20s, they've been in the u.s. about a year, and they have some military experience. that's all we feel comfortable reporting at this point. so, again, massachusetts institute of technology classes are canceled. the mbta transit service, which serves the greater boston area, including of course a lot of major financial firms is shut down on this friday. markets, though, shrugging it off or i should say not seeing any broad fallout. we're seeing a rally shape up in u.s. futures. we're seeing rallies across global markets. sovereign debt is performing well. here is a look at the latest on the dow, the nasdaq and the s&p. hire is a look, as well, as european markets. u.s. "squawk box" will be picking up the story for us as soon
we can also tell you president obama was briefed overnight. on the series of events by lisa moniker, assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism. again, going back importantly to the details, what we do know about these suspects, which we can tell you from our very own pete williams is that they are in their early 20s, they've been in the u.s. about a year, and they have some military experience. that's all we feel comfortable reporting at this point. so, again, massachusetts institute...
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capabilities are very very limited what do you think was going on behind the scenes during president obama's recent. to israel who exactly was putting pressure on these have iran i would say that america simply or president obama in this case simply ask israel don't do anything which would not be called the native does in other words don't take iran unless it is coordinated with guns don't surprise us could israel carry out an attack without a coordination i i don't believe that israel would take you run we wrote it in our book i have been writing it in my newspaper articles for the last five years when every here and there in the international media was saying this era is the crucially or next year is the crucial year i don't think israel will attack you run because the israeli capabilities are limited we can do it but did them age that we can inflict upon you run in newton societies is a very limited and if let's say the big question is. if israel attacks iran what would be the damage and if the damage would slow down the iranian nuclear program for one year or a year and a half and then t
capabilities are very very limited what do you think was going on behind the scenes during president obama's recent. to israel who exactly was putting pressure on these have iran i would say that america simply or president obama in this case simply ask israel don't do anything which would not be called the native does in other words don't take iran unless it is coordinated with guns don't surprise us could israel carry out an attack without a coordination i i don't believe that israel would...
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so the tension is going to focus on the obama administration and following this. we saw during the presidential election campaign mitt romney continually criticized the president being soft on terrorism inspect.. >> and the benghazi incident where it seemed they -- responding to the threat sfp. >> the obama administration was reluctant to use the word terrorism and link it with al qaeda. we saw that a little bit last week, a day before the word "terrorist" was used. this is the line the republicans will use against the president, that he's soft on terror. we're already seeing senior republicans accusing the fbi of dropping the ball on this one, senator lindsay graham and senior members of the house. >> are they justified? is there any way of knowing how many threats like this come into the u.s. on a daily, even hourly basis, and whether in the grand scheme of thing this one ought to have raised the flags? >> i'm not privy to the particular piece of intelligence on this. i imagine obviously they would have thousands of these and things on an annual basis. lindsey g
so the tension is going to focus on the obama administration and following this. we saw during the presidential election campaign mitt romney continually criticized the president being soft on terrorism inspect.. >> and the benghazi incident where it seemed they -- responding to the threat sfp. >> the obama administration was reluctant to use the word terrorism and link it with al qaeda. we saw that a little bit last week, a day before the word "terrorist" was used. this...
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president obama will travel to boston for a memorial service on thursday. the u.s. senate has shut its mail facility for the next couple days after authorities intercepted a letter sent to mississippi republican roger wicker. it was laced with the poison ricin. the letter was post marked from tennessee but had no return address. >>> here in london we are watching the funeral procession for the former british prime minister margaret thatcher. that funeral is due to begin in just about an hour's time at st. paul's cathedral. just outside our studios in london. ross westgate is not with me because he's outside of the cathedral. it looks as though they nearly have arrived. they still have an hour left to go. >> the hearse which you saw creeping behind the church there is just about a half mile away from st. paul's cathedral. it also pretty much marks the spot where the west end becomes the city of london or the city of london that's under the control of the corporation of the city of london. what will happen there is that the hearse will stop and lady thatcher's body an
president obama will travel to boston for a memorial service on thursday. the u.s. senate has shut its mail facility for the next couple days after authorities intercepted a letter sent to mississippi republican roger wicker. it was laced with the poison ricin. the letter was post marked from tennessee but had no return address. >>> here in london we are watching the funeral procession for the former british prime minister margaret thatcher. that funeral is due to begin in just about...
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. >> and president barack obama has called for increased security around the country as needed. he has ordered that the full resources be brought to bear. >> make no mistake. we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this we will find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> the president also announcing this earlier as expected. others are not taking any chances. law enforcement in washington in new york, in san francisco, are in a heightened state of alert. and miami dade police officials say they have increase d the event that attracts half a million spectators each year. today was a very sad day for athletics and for our friends in marathon running. our security plan is developed jointly with the metropolitan police and we were in contact with them soobs we heard the news. >> why don't we get back to the scene. you have new information for us? >> don, we do know now that officials are going to brief reporters at 9:30 just a few hours away. there is so much we don't know. we do no
. >> and president barack obama has called for increased security around the country as needed. he has ordered that the full resources be brought to bear. >> make no mistake. we will get to the bottom of this. and we will find out who did this we will find out why they did this. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> the president also announcing this earlier as expected. others are not taking any chances. law enforcement...
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our viewers who are saying that obama can't do this is hands are tied could obama singlehandedly close down this facility if he wanted to he's the commander in chief and he was very impassioned last week about the gun bill it be nice to see a little that passion for guantanamo because i was one of the promises he made in two thousand and eight in the first thing he did after the lilly ledbetter act in two thousand and nine when he took office who signed the order to close guantanamo at the time the democrats controlled the house and the senate now certainly the right wingers the wing nuts have made it hard for him to close guantanamo now but he had kind of that sweet heart period where had he really been committed he could have done it and he let the opportunity pass will certainly it was one of his main the main pillar of his talking points when he was in the two thousand election i mean we wanted to see that close you know to play politics in a time like that when you're putting so many human lives at risk of. not having a fair trial is really frankly unacceptable to me what forces a
our viewers who are saying that obama can't do this is hands are tied could obama singlehandedly close down this facility if he wanted to he's the commander in chief and he was very impassioned last week about the gun bill it be nice to see a little that passion for guantanamo because i was one of the promises he made in two thousand and eight in the first thing he did after the lilly ledbetter act in two thousand and nine when he took office who signed the order to close guantanamo at the time...
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and we also cannot forget the political component of the of the pivot to asia which is this president obama wanted to send signal a clear. you know that the u.s. was less interested than the previous administration in war in. war in the middle east and wants to be in focus on relations in east asia because in the long term that's far more important john you want to. well i would agree that in large part to the united states because it. sort of bogged down in the middle east because the largely because of the impact of the israeli lobby has not been able to counter china in the way it would like but i'd like to i'd like to go to henry kissinger here for a second. henry kissinger in his book on china which is not a bad book actually talks about a fundamentally different culture in china from that of the west and i think we should listen to him on this point because for example if you look at the fifteenth century when china was the most powerful nation in the world it sent out ships bigger than anything columbus would dream of one hundred years later traded. it it traded it explored but unlik
and we also cannot forget the political component of the of the pivot to asia which is this president obama wanted to send signal a clear. you know that the u.s. was less interested than the previous administration in war in. war in the middle east and wants to be in focus on relations in east asia because in the long term that's far more important john you want to. well i would agree that in large part to the united states because it. sort of bogged down in the middle east because the largely...
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and we also cannot forget the political component of the of the pivot to asia which is this president obama wanted to send signal a clear. you know that the u.s. was less interested than the previous administration in war in. war in the middle east and wants to be in focus on relations in east asia because in the long term that's far more important john you want to. well i would agree that in large part to the united states because the. sort of draw down in the middle east because the largely because of the impact of the israeli lobby has not been able to counter china in the way it would like but i'd like to i'd like to go to henry kissinger here for a second. henry kissinger and it's called crown china which is not a bad book actually talks about a fundamentally different culture in china from that of the west and i think we should listen to him on this point because for example if you look at the fifteenth century when china was the most powerful nation in the world it sent out ships bigger than anything columbus would dream of one hundred years later traded. it it traded it explored but
and we also cannot forget the political component of the of the pivot to asia which is this president obama wanted to send signal a clear. you know that the u.s. was less interested than the previous administration in war in. war in the middle east and wants to be in focus on relations in east asia because in the long term that's far more important john you want to. well i would agree that in large part to the united states because the. sort of draw down in the middle east because the largely...
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our viewers who are saying that obama can't do this is hands are tied could obama singlehandedly close down this facility if he wanted to he's the commander in chief and he was very impassioned last week about the gun bill would be nice to see a little that passion for guantanamo because i was one of the promises he made in two thousand and eight in the first thing he did after the lilly ledbetter act in two thousand and nine when he took office was signed the order to close guantanamo it at the time the democrats controlled the house and the senate now certainly the right wingers the wing nuts have made it hard for him to close guantanamo now but he had kind of that sweet heart period where had a really been committed he could have done it he let the opportunity pass will certainly it was one of his main the main pillar of his talking points when he was in the two thousand election i mean we wanted to see that close you know to play politics in a time like that when you're putting so many human lives at risk of not having a fair trial is really frankly unacceptable to me what forces a
our viewers who are saying that obama can't do this is hands are tied could obama singlehandedly close down this facility if he wanted to he's the commander in chief and he was very impassioned last week about the gun bill would be nice to see a little that passion for guantanamo because i was one of the promises he made in two thousand and eight in the first thing he did after the lilly ledbetter act in two thousand and nine when he took office was signed the order to close guantanamo it at...
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state of affairs in guantanamo a state department representative to the official line that president obama stays committed to closing the facility meanwhile the situation is edging towards catastrophic says the tenant colonel barry when god and the to one of the prisoners . my client can dari had lost about one third of his body weight he now when he stands i can put my hands around his waist that's how much weight he has lost and i'm here to tell you the situation in one town i'm obey is becoming a humanitarian catastrophe these men have been there for eleven and a half years ninety five percent of them ninety five percent of them have no allegations let alone have a trial an opportunity to defend themselves i think that what we need is some leadership here from washington we have the administration on one hand saying we want to close guantanamo bay but then in two thousand and ten saying that indefinite detention is the way forward if two americans were captured would we then argue that those men can be held until our war on the physical emotion of terror ends would that be the u.s. posi
state of affairs in guantanamo a state department representative to the official line that president obama stays committed to closing the facility meanwhile the situation is edging towards catastrophic says the tenant colonel barry when god and the to one of the prisoners . my client can dari had lost about one third of his body weight he now when he stands i can put my hands around his waist that's how much weight he has lost and i'm here to tell you the situation in one town i'm obey is...
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president barack obama will visit our country. this is a fantastic opportunity to relaunch the relationship and will set the tone for the coming four years. it wilalso prove crucial to harness the deep energy of our partnership moving forward in the decades to come. i am confident the shared goodwill, commitment, and transition will lead us there. thank you very much. i look forward to our comments. thank you very much. [applause] >> thanks, ambassador. you set the table for a terrific discussion here this afternoon. coming out to get perspective from the u.s. side, particularly on immigration, is one of our great experts on immigration in this country. this is someone who has been thinking about immigration issues since the carter and administration, who joined the clinton administration, served for seven years, as commissioner of the service. since then, she has been at the migration policy institute and has continued to lead the discussion in a progressive direction on immigration issues. it is fair to say, doris, in the time y
president barack obama will visit our country. this is a fantastic opportunity to relaunch the relationship and will set the tone for the coming four years. it wilalso prove crucial to harness the deep energy of our partnership moving forward in the decades to come. i am confident the shared goodwill, commitment, and transition will lead us there. thank you very much. i look forward to our comments. thank you very much. [applause] >> thanks, ambassador. you set the table for a terrific...
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swiftsident obama vowing justice. the latest from washington. target suche could an event. >>
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of affairs in guantanamo a state department representative kept to the official line that president obama stays committed to closing the facility but there's little to no real effort to do that and that's what drives prisoners to desperation as former guantanamo detainees was. asked to be you will and i don't think that the will exists certainly if you still got people one time will eleven years since the invasion of afghanistan and there's no practical will to send them these individuals to places where this supposed lack of basic normal life and i don't know with the will is going to come when still problems that were instituted at the time of bush not being cleared at the time of the hunger strike is. an action of desperation they don't know very well in guantanamo but the only way you can get sure rights is by taking extreme measures do you view. the religious abuses are still taking place the prisons are still complaining about those things through lawyers and even one of the most recently written something through his lawyer in the american papers and when he talks about that you pe
of affairs in guantanamo a state department representative kept to the official line that president obama stays committed to closing the facility but there's little to no real effort to do that and that's what drives prisoners to desperation as former guantanamo detainees was. asked to be you will and i don't think that the will exists certainly if you still got people one time will eleven years since the invasion of afghanistan and there's no practical will to send them these individuals to...
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obama, governor and mrs. patrick, and mrs. menino, we're all grateful for your constant and inspired leadership, your compassion. it is a signal of the triumph of order over chaos, of love over hatred. the gifted columnist anna quindlen wrote "grief remains one of the few things that has the power to silence us. it is a whisper in the world and a clamor within. the landscapes of all our lives become as full of creatures as the surface of the mind." we would wish and our prayers this morning to hold not only this city and its souls in our embrace, but to extend our reach to kindred spirits in and west, texas. our arms are wide enough to you as well. as a rabbi once said -- [speaking in hebrew] the entire world is a narrow bridge, but the important principle is to transcend somehow your fear. as we share our grief with those who have lost life or limb and for the constellations of families and friends who surround them, we turn to these words taken from psalm 147, verse 3 -- [speaking in hebrew] god, healer of the brokenhearted,
obama, governor and mrs. patrick, and mrs. menino, we're all grateful for your constant and inspired leadership, your compassion. it is a signal of the triumph of order over chaos, of love over hatred. the gifted columnist anna quindlen wrote "grief remains one of the few things that has the power to silence us. it is a whisper in the world and a clamor within. the landscapes of all our lives become as full of creatures as the surface of the mind." we would wish and our prayers this...
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. >> as president obama has said, the fbi is investigating this as an act of terrorism and the full force of the federal government will support the response and the investigation. >> investigators now believe the explosives were packed into pressure cookers. these nangle pieces of metal are all that remain. inse parts have been used homemade bombs by extremist groups before. they also recovered a circuit board, which is being examined, and a backpack, which was being used to hide the devices. we now know that three people died. two young women and an 8-year- old boy. others have terrible wounds. vigils have been held again across the city this evening. it is a city still bewildered by what happened these two were in the crowd when the bomb went off. moments later, he called his mom saying, i've been hurt, really bad. boththers both frost -- lost a leg. -- the brothers both lost a leg. >> one will cry and then the other one will. it is heartbreaking. victims have been identified. krystle campbell was one of those killed. her mother paid tribute to her. >> i cannot leave this has happened.
. >> as president obama has said, the fbi is investigating this as an act of terrorism and the full force of the federal government will support the response and the investigation. >> investigators now believe the explosives were packed into pressure cookers. these nangle pieces of metal are all that remain. inse parts have been used homemade bombs by extremist groups before. they also recovered a circuit board, which is being examined, and a backpack, which was being used to hide...